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Back to School Blitz!

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It's back to school week at Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS), and you can help teachers and students get the best start to the school year possible during the Back to School Blitz! Your support will go towards field trips, art supplies and science equipment, all to enrich the learning experience of students in our schools.

Volunteers Needed-ACPS School Supply Drive

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Alexandria City Public Schools seeks volunteers to help with their annual school supply drive. Volunteers will:

Sort backpacks and school supplies
Count backpacks and school supplies
Stuff backpacks with school supplies

For more information, please contact the Family and Community Engagement Center (FACE) at 703-824-6865.

Kids Cuts & Community Day

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Kids Cuts & Community Day

Kids Cuts at Charles Houston Recreation Center

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Back-to-School Festival

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Whole Foods Market Old Town is hosting a Back-to-School Festival on Saturday, August 11th from noon - 4 p.m. at John Carlyle Square Park. This first time community event features many fun and educational activities to help kids and their parents get ready for the new school year.

More Places to Donate School Supplies!

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Alexandria City Public Schools are giving you more places and opportunites to donate some much needed school supplies!

Starting today until the 28th, you can drop off new supplies at the below locations.On the 29th, ACPS is hosting a Get Engaged Back-to-School Family Night where your donations will be handed out to eager students.

Carpenter's Shelter Back to School Drive

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Last year, Carpenter’s Shelter sent over 100 children back to school with backpacks, new clothes and school supplies.

We hope to make this year’s Back to School Drive just as successful, but we need your help.

Three ways you can help

Free Back to School Public Forum for Parents

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Back to School Public Forum sponsored by the Del Ray Business Association

This will be the first in a series of monthly public forums open for citizens to learn about and discuss issues of importance to our community.
All forums will have town hall style, Q&A and refreshments will be served.

Help Local Kids Look Cool for School

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Do you remember what you wore on your first day of junior high? The beginning of a new school year is a critical time for making impressions and establishing friendships that follow children for much of their lives.